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The Chronicle
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1987 «
DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 83. NO. 31
Hot files
BETH ANN FARLEY/THE CHRONICLE
Trinity freshman Eric Miller is warming up to the idea of researching a midterm paper.
Proposed legislative changes
endanger University coffers
By MATTHEW CHURCHILL
The University stands to lose millions
of dollars in tax benefits if a federal
revenue raising proposal and revisions of
the federal tax code meet Congressional
approval.
The House Ways and Means Committee
and the Joint Committee on Taxation are
studying approximately 200 proposals to
raise $12 billion in new revenues for
deficit reduction. One of these suggestions
would raise the tax on the net investment
earnings of non-profit organizations from
2 percent to 5 percent.
The proposal we estimate would cost
Duke about $2.6 million in lost revenue
per year," said Robert Havely, director of
government relations for the University.
"That is the same order of magnitude as
a 10 percent cut in the instructional
budgets of every undergraduate arts and
sciences department," Havely said. "It's
the same as a 65 percent cut in the instructional budget of the school of
engineering," he said. "It's a serious
amount."
A Ways and Means Committee staff
member estimated that the proposal
would generate $3.5 billion dollars in additional revenue next year.
The University is also threatened by
the proposed revision of the unrelated
business income tax (UBIT) section ofthe
tax code. This section gives tax exemptions to non-profit organizations engaging
in selected activities beneficial to society,
Havely said.
See LEGISLATION on page 7 *-
Jenkins to seek vote recount
By GILLIAN BRUCE
City Council member Chester Jenkins,
who lost Tuesday's primary election for
the mayor's seat to fellow Council member Howard Clement by 37 votes, is asking the Durham County Board of Elections for a recount.
Jenkins, mayor pro af~>b.
tern of the City fl 1
Council, finished rTf-A^UR
third in the
primary. Incumbent
mayor Wib Gulley
won first place with 37 percent of the
vote, followed by Clement and Jenkins,
each with approximately 25 percent, and
attorney Robert Jervis, with 12 percent.
According to Mary Brogden, county
1-.V7UR
OWN
elections supervisor, Jenkins will present
his request for a recount at a meeting of
the Board today at 1 p.m. "The Board is
going to study the administrative code
which applies to municipal elections," to
determine if the case merits a vote
recount, she said.
The Board met Thursday morning to
consider Jenkins' complaint and agreed to
grant him a hearing, Brogden said.
The official vote count announced
Thursday added another vote to
Clement's total, giving him 4,469 and a
37-vote lead over Jenkins, whose total
remained the same with 4,432.
Jenkins said he would base his request
on the size of the vote margin between
See JENKINS on page 9 ^
University administrator dies
Community, University leader described as 'selfless'
From staff reports
Richard Whitted, highly regarded University administrator, community servant
and counselor to students, died early
Thursday morning of cancer. He was 43.
"He was important to me and my associates because of his thought processes,"
said William Griffith, vice president for
student affairs. "He had a political instinct in the best sense ofthe word." He
was a "special person" who had a unique
ability "to coalesce people to resolve difficult problems and tasks.
Whitted served most recently as assistant to the vice president for student
affairs.
"He was a good listener, yet he was not
reluctant to give his own reasoned
advice," Griffith said.
As Griffith's assistant, Whitted worked
on a number of projects. He chaired the
alcohol task force that formulated a University policy in response to the rise in the
legal drinking age. He was also involved
with the operation of the Mary Lou Williams Center, the Bryan Center theaters,
WXDU, the Coffeehouse and the undergraduate publications board.
"What I will miss is the extreme range
of things that were of interest to him,"
said Edward Hill, director of the Mary
Lou Williams Center and a close friend of
Whitted. "He was the kind of person that
makes our job stimulating and interesting.
"He had an unusual selflessness, giving
of himself, especially to students. He had
a tremendous respect for students and
their ideas.
"He learned a great deal about himself
from his association from these young
people," Hill said.
Whitted came to the University in 1971.
A native of Hillsborough, he graduated
from North Carolina Central University
in 1968. Before he became assistant to
Griffith in 1982, Whitted served the University as supervisor of general accounting, cost accounting specialist for the insurance department and community relations coordinator for the opportunity development center.
"He was very committed to students
and gave a lot of time to the f publications 1
board," said Trinity senior John Millar,
who worked on the board with Whitted.
"His comments were always very
substantive."
In activities outside the University,
See WHITTED on page 6 ►
U.S. sinks 3 Iranian gunboats
ByJOHNCUSHMAN
N.Y. Times News Service
WASHINGTON — American
helicopter gunships sank three small
Iranian patrol boats near the center of
the Persian Gulf Thursday night after
at least one Iranian vessel opened fire
on a patrolling helicopter, the Pentagon said. Two Iranians were killed.
The American helicopters were not
damaged, and there were no American
casualties, the Pentagon said. A fourth
Iranian boat was thought to have escaped.
At least six Iranians were later
See GULF on page 17 ►
Sigma Chis get, appeal probation
By CRAIG WHITLOCK
In a decision handed down by the
Residential Judicial Board Tuesday
night, Sigma Chi fraternity has been
placed on social probation for the
remainder ofthe fall semester.
The fraternity has already filed one appeal regarding the effects of the penalty
on its Derby Days activities and another
general appeal is expected.
The sanctions are in response to five
noise violations, two infractions of the
University alcohol policy for failing to
register parties and one count of contempt
for failing to obey noise regulations, according to Sigma Chi president John
Willis. Five of the incidents occurred in
August before -the start of classes. The
others were between the start of the
semester and Sept. 29, Willis said.
The RJB is made up of 14 undergraduates with jurisdiction "over all disputes arising in residential units(s) which
are not within the jurisdiction of the
University Judicial Board or Undergraduate Judicial Boards," according to
the 1987-88 bulletion of Information and
Regulations.
The penalty suspends all social activities until next semester, except for two
rotational theme parties during rush.
"They think they are not affecting our
rush," said Willis. "But the truth is, they
are. We're not having weekly parties and
everyone else is."
See PROBATION on page 5 ►
Weather
Hit the beach; Bright and sunny
today with the high in the mid 60s.
Low in the 40s tonight. Saturday,
sunny and 70. Close your eyes and feel
the waves lapping at your toes.

The Chronicle
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1987 «
DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 83. NO. 31
Hot files
BETH ANN FARLEY/THE CHRONICLE
Trinity freshman Eric Miller is warming up to the idea of researching a midterm paper.
Proposed legislative changes
endanger University coffers
By MATTHEW CHURCHILL
The University stands to lose millions
of dollars in tax benefits if a federal
revenue raising proposal and revisions of
the federal tax code meet Congressional
approval.
The House Ways and Means Committee
and the Joint Committee on Taxation are
studying approximately 200 proposals to
raise $12 billion in new revenues for
deficit reduction. One of these suggestions
would raise the tax on the net investment
earnings of non-profit organizations from
2 percent to 5 percent.
The proposal we estimate would cost
Duke about $2.6 million in lost revenue
per year," said Robert Havely, director of
government relations for the University.
"That is the same order of magnitude as
a 10 percent cut in the instructional
budgets of every undergraduate arts and
sciences department," Havely said. "It's
the same as a 65 percent cut in the instructional budget of the school of
engineering," he said. "It's a serious
amount."
A Ways and Means Committee staff
member estimated that the proposal
would generate $3.5 billion dollars in additional revenue next year.
The University is also threatened by
the proposed revision of the unrelated
business income tax (UBIT) section ofthe
tax code. This section gives tax exemptions to non-profit organizations engaging
in selected activities beneficial to society,
Havely said.
See LEGISLATION on page 7 *-
Jenkins to seek vote recount
By GILLIAN BRUCE
City Council member Chester Jenkins,
who lost Tuesday's primary election for
the mayor's seat to fellow Council member Howard Clement by 37 votes, is asking the Durham County Board of Elections for a recount.
Jenkins, mayor pro af~>b.
tern of the City fl 1
Council, finished rTf-A^UR
third in the
primary. Incumbent
mayor Wib Gulley
won first place with 37 percent of the
vote, followed by Clement and Jenkins,
each with approximately 25 percent, and
attorney Robert Jervis, with 12 percent.
According to Mary Brogden, county
1-.V7UR
OWN
elections supervisor, Jenkins will present
his request for a recount at a meeting of
the Board today at 1 p.m. "The Board is
going to study the administrative code
which applies to municipal elections," to
determine if the case merits a vote
recount, she said.
The Board met Thursday morning to
consider Jenkins' complaint and agreed to
grant him a hearing, Brogden said.
The official vote count announced
Thursday added another vote to
Clement's total, giving him 4,469 and a
37-vote lead over Jenkins, whose total
remained the same with 4,432.
Jenkins said he would base his request
on the size of the vote margin between
See JENKINS on page 9 ^
University administrator dies
Community, University leader described as 'selfless'
From staff reports
Richard Whitted, highly regarded University administrator, community servant
and counselor to students, died early
Thursday morning of cancer. He was 43.
"He was important to me and my associates because of his thought processes,"
said William Griffith, vice president for
student affairs. "He had a political instinct in the best sense ofthe word." He
was a "special person" who had a unique
ability "to coalesce people to resolve difficult problems and tasks.
Whitted served most recently as assistant to the vice president for student
affairs.
"He was a good listener, yet he was not
reluctant to give his own reasoned
advice," Griffith said.
As Griffith's assistant, Whitted worked
on a number of projects. He chaired the
alcohol task force that formulated a University policy in response to the rise in the
legal drinking age. He was also involved
with the operation of the Mary Lou Williams Center, the Bryan Center theaters,
WXDU, the Coffeehouse and the undergraduate publications board.
"What I will miss is the extreme range
of things that were of interest to him,"
said Edward Hill, director of the Mary
Lou Williams Center and a close friend of
Whitted. "He was the kind of person that
makes our job stimulating and interesting.
"He had an unusual selflessness, giving
of himself, especially to students. He had
a tremendous respect for students and
their ideas.
"He learned a great deal about himself
from his association from these young
people," Hill said.
Whitted came to the University in 1971.
A native of Hillsborough, he graduated
from North Carolina Central University
in 1968. Before he became assistant to
Griffith in 1982, Whitted served the University as supervisor of general accounting, cost accounting specialist for the insurance department and community relations coordinator for the opportunity development center.
"He was very committed to students
and gave a lot of time to the f publications 1
board," said Trinity senior John Millar,
who worked on the board with Whitted.
"His comments were always very
substantive."
In activities outside the University,
See WHITTED on page 6 ►
U.S. sinks 3 Iranian gunboats
ByJOHNCUSHMAN
N.Y. Times News Service
WASHINGTON — American
helicopter gunships sank three small
Iranian patrol boats near the center of
the Persian Gulf Thursday night after
at least one Iranian vessel opened fire
on a patrolling helicopter, the Pentagon said. Two Iranians were killed.
The American helicopters were not
damaged, and there were no American
casualties, the Pentagon said. A fourth
Iranian boat was thought to have escaped.
At least six Iranians were later
See GULF on page 17 ►
Sigma Chis get, appeal probation
By CRAIG WHITLOCK
In a decision handed down by the
Residential Judicial Board Tuesday
night, Sigma Chi fraternity has been
placed on social probation for the
remainder ofthe fall semester.
The fraternity has already filed one appeal regarding the effects of the penalty
on its Derby Days activities and another
general appeal is expected.
The sanctions are in response to five
noise violations, two infractions of the
University alcohol policy for failing to
register parties and one count of contempt
for failing to obey noise regulations, according to Sigma Chi president John
Willis. Five of the incidents occurred in
August before -the start of classes. The
others were between the start of the
semester and Sept. 29, Willis said.
The RJB is made up of 14 undergraduates with jurisdiction "over all disputes arising in residential units(s) which
are not within the jurisdiction of the
University Judicial Board or Undergraduate Judicial Boards," according to
the 1987-88 bulletion of Information and
Regulations.
The penalty suspends all social activities until next semester, except for two
rotational theme parties during rush.
"They think they are not affecting our
rush," said Willis. "But the truth is, they
are. We're not having weekly parties and
everyone else is."
See PROBATION on page 5 ►
Weather
Hit the beach; Bright and sunny
today with the high in the mid 60s.
Low in the 40s tonight. Saturday,
sunny and 70. Close your eyes and feel
the waves lapping at your toes.